No Going Back

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1.

"Why exactly are we here again?" asked Ezra.

The teen looked around the ruins of a broken large ship. The forest around it had claimed it over time. Roots and branches twisted around the burnt and twisted metal. He scanned the surrounding area for any danger and saw it was all still. Only the sounds of animals calling in the forest could be heard in the distance.

Ahsoka smiled at the teen and said, "We're here because I sensed something strange on this planet. I don't know what we'll find, but I sense a strong presence here."

Rex huffed and said, "In other words it's a Jedi thing."

Sabine finished putting spraying the Rebel sign on the side of the crashed ship and took a moment to admire her handy work before saying, "Whatever, it's a nice change from running into trouble."

Kanan shook his head and said, "Please don't say that. You'll only jinx us."

However, before Sabine could argue that she was not jinxing them, Ezra Force-leaped up a tree and shouted to his friends below, "Hey, I see smoke. I think somebody lives nearby."

Kanan said, "OK, then let's get going. It will be dark soon and I don't want to be out in these woods."

Ezra jumped back down and placed his hand on Kanan's shoulder and said, "Sounds good to me. Come on. I'll lead the way."

Sabine and Kanan easily fell into step behind him and made their way deeper into the forest. Meanwhile, Rex and Ahsoka took up the rear. Ahsoka glanced over to her long-time friend and studied his profile. Rex had certainly aged, but rather gracefully. He was still fit and battle-ready for a man physically twice her age. He had filled out. He was no longer the young lean blonde captain of her youth, but the things that mattered about him had never changed. He still had her back and she still had his. It hadn't been that long since the Ghost crew find him and brought him back into her life. For that she would be forever grateful to them.

"Something on your mind, Soka?"

Rex noticed that she had been a million light-years away. She was staring at him, but not really looking. She turned away and lowered her gaze in embarrassment at having been caught.

"I just miss this."

Rex raised his brow and said, "Missed what?"

She turned to him and felt her lekku flush when she said, "Being with you."

Rex was so stunned he tripped over a root. He found himself on all fours on the forest floor. He was so embarrassed that he couldn't meet her eyes. He was sure he heard wrong. Ahsoka missed him. That he understood, but "being with him" implied she meant more. There was no way she meant what he thought she meant.

Ahsoka quickly rushed to his side and helped him up.

"Rex! Are you ok?"

"Y-yeah, I'm fine. Just missed my step, is all."

"Whatever you say, Captain."

She smiled at him and reached out to take his hand. She laced her fingers with his and looked away. Rex blushed at the contact. He had to admit that he rather liked holding her hand. Ahsoka had always been dear to him. She was one of his oldest and closest friends. She was the last of his family. Nearly all of his brothers were gone, but she was always there. She was a shining light in the darkness. She was good and kind. She gave him hope. He squeezed her fingers a little tighter and felt her hand squeeze his back.

"I missed you too, Soka. There was hardly a day that went by that I didn't think about you. If only Wolffe hadn't intercepted your messages, then I would hav-"

"Forget about it, Rex. What's done is done. All I care about is being here, with you, now."

Rex stopped walking and shook his head and said, "I just can't help thinking about all the time we wasted. It was never supposed to be like this. I never should have left you."

Ahsoka let go his hand and instead raised it up to cup his cheek. Rex leaned into her touch and closed his honey brown eyes and pressed her hand closer to his face. He couldn't help but think of how vibrant and mature she looked and how old he was.

"Rex, don't say that. You had to leave. You had to find your brothers. They needed you more than me."

Rex knew she was right. If he hadn't left, then he would never have been there for Wolffe and Gregor. He wanted to find more brothers and free them from the chips, but time was catching up to them. The Empire was doing away with clones and replacing them with stormtroopers. More and more of his brothers were growing old or being used up and casted away. Nobody cared what happened to them. They were expendable. They were born and bred to die in the war. Except the war was out lasting them.

He sadly exhaled and opened his eyes. He felt Ahsoka brush her thumb across his cheek and before he knew it, she closed the distance between them and gave him a kiss on the lips. Rex's brows nearly left his forehead. He couldn't believe what she just did.

"Soka, what does this mean?"

Her eyes were half lidded as she smiled and caressed his nape with her other hand. Rex felt his heart racing and his breathe quicken. Her touch sent a shiver up his spine. Unconsciously, he raised his hands to hold her waist.

"It means I love you, Rex."

He raised his own hand to caress her face this time. His fingers touched her white markings on her cheek. He watched with satisfaction as she closed her blue eyes against his touch. Rex didn't think she could look any more beautiful than she did at that moment.

"I love you too, Soka."

He then withdrew from her embrace and said, "It's not fair to you. You still got a full life ahead of you and I'm just an old man. You shouldn't be wasting your time on someone who has so little of it left."

Ahsoka was annoyed and marched up to Rex and took hold of his hands and said, "I'm not wasting my time. I'm spending it with you and you're definitely worth it. I've never felt as strongly about anyone like I feel about you. It took me a while to realize it, but now that we found each other again, I don't want to regret not telling you how I feel."

Rex kept his eyes down and said, "I don't want to hurt you, Soka. I don't want to, but the reality is that one way or another, I'll probably die before you do. You deserve someone that can give you the kind of life that you deserve."

She shook her head and said, "Time is precious, Rex and I know what you're saying maybe true. We could both die during this war, but I'm willing to give us a chance if you are?"

Rex couldn't resist; not when his heart wasn't really in it. He wanted to tell her that nothing was going to happen to her under his watch, but he knew there was no telling what would happen in the future. They could realistically die at any moment during the war. Time was irrelevant. What mattered was what they had and that was each other.

"Alright, I—uh I guess this means that I'm your boyfriend? I'm not sure how this works."

Ahsoka laughed and wrapped her around his neck in a hug. Rex easily held her in his arms. She pressed her nose against his neck and nuzzled him. Rex shivered again at her touch.

"Yeah, you got it, Rex. This means that I'm your girl."

Rex liked that sound of that. Ahsoka had always been his Commander or his Jedi, but never his girl. He liked knowing she wanted to belong to him. For the longest time, he had belonged to her. He pulled away from her embrace but didn't leave her arms. She rested them over his shoulders. He kept a hand on her waist before reaching up to gently caress her left lekku. Ahsoka tilted her head into his hand and purred. He found it adorable. He then placed his hand under her chin and lifted her head. She stared up at him and closed her eyes when he leaned forward to give her a chaste kiss on the lips.

"I've always been yours, cyare. Now, let's go catch up with the others before they come looking for us."

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Ahsoka was thankful that no one did come looking for them. They weren't gone that long and the group seemed preoccupied by what they found. At the end of the smoke trail was a Jedi temple. However, the temple looked different from the other Jedi temples that she had stumbled upon in the past. For starters, it didn't have the usual Jedi markings. Instead, there were odd foreign designs she had never seen before woven in-between. The entire structure was made of stone and wrapped in elaborate roots from a giant tree. What gave it away from that it was a man-made structure were the domes. There were 5 domes with a large one at the center. Four smaller domes were attached at each side.

She placed her hand over one of the drawings of an archway that had several strange beasts. She narrowed her brow as her hand passed over the picture of a man holding two lightsabers in his hands. She felt sadness and loneliness from the temple.

"What are you people doing here?"

Ahsoka and her friends looked up to see a hooded figured standing at the entrance of the temple. Kanan stepped forward and said, "Forgive the intrusion, could you tell us more about this temple?"

The hooded man walked down the temple steps and towards Kanan. His hands were tucked inside the sleeves of his long brown robe. His face was hidden under his cloak. The man studied Kanan and Ezra noticed his had glowing golden eyes. Ezra nervously placed his hand over his lightsaber. Yellow eyes were a sign of the Sith. However, when Ezra tried to get a read of him, he didn't sense anything. It was like the man wasn't really there.

"This is my sanctuary. Please leave."

Ezra approached the man and said, "Ah, excuse me for asking, but are you a Jedi?"

The man replied, "Not really. Why?"

Ezra frowned and decided to go with the direct approach and said, "Well, this is a Jedi temple so I'm assuming that means you're a Jedi. Oh, and my name is Ezra. These are my friends; Kanan, Sabine, Ahsoka and Rex. What's your name?"

The man reached up and lowered his hood. Ahsoka and Rex were shocked at the man's appearance. He looked like Master Obi-Wan. He even had a beard and similar hair style. The only difference she saw was that he had amber eyes instead of blue.

"My name is Jinn. This place isn't a Jedi temple so you might as well turn around and leave."

Ahsoka frowned. This man even sounded like Master Obi-Wan. Not so much his words, but his accent. However, unlike Master Obi-Wan, this man was young. He couldn't be any older than Kanan or herself. Yet, she couldn't read his Force presence. She shared a meaningful look with Ezra who silently nodded his head. It seemed she wasn't the only one who couldn't read him. She decided it was best to let Ezra do the talking and let him follow her glance towards Jinn.

Ezra got the hit and said, "Look, we came a long way. We only want to look around. We won't bother you."

The man raised his hand to his bearded chin and began to stroke it as he pondered Ezra's suggestion. He regarded the teen with interest before he finally said, "Very well, young man. If you insist. I wouldn't mind the company, but I have a feeling I may regret it. I was in the middle of preparing my evening meal. If you and your friends care to join me, you may."

Kanan awkwardly replied, "Thanks."

Jinn gestured for Sabine to make her way inside the temple before the rest followed her in. Inside the temple she gasped at the artwork that littered the walls. Every square inch of the dome interior was carved a mural of a great battle. Rex placed his hand on Ahsoka's shoulder to point at a spot on the mural. Ahsoka was shocked to see depictions of clones. There was no mistaking their helmets.

She reached out like Sabine and Ezra to the walls and traced the carvings with her fingers. This temple didn't depict the ancient past. Instead, it showed the recent past during the Clone Wars. She then rubbed her fingers together at some residue on the carving. It was ash. She realized this wasn't a carving. It was a burn.

She looked at Jinn and said, "This mural. It was made with a lightsaber, am I right?"

Jinn stood in front of a large fire pit at the center of the chamber and began turning the spike of a roasting animal laid out over the fire. He opened the front of his long brown robe and revealed the Jedi robes he wore underneath. The fire reflected off his amber eyes as he tossed another log onto the flames.

He didn't bother looking at her when he replied, "It's a hobby."

Sabine looked up at the great heights in which the mural reached and said, "Some hobby. Did you build this temple yourself?"

Jinn cryptically said, "It serves my purpose."

Kanan said, "Am I missing something? What mural? I can't see, remember?"

Jinn turned around and approached Kanan. He took his arm and led him to sit down on a bench beside the fire. He then raised his hand over Kanan's face shield and said, "May I remove this?"

Kanan didn't know what Jinn intended but decided to go with it and removed the face shield himself. His blank unseeing eyes stared passed Jinn. Kanan sensed Jinn raise his hands over his face and held his face between his hands. He felt Jinn lower his Force-shields and he finally got a good read of him. He sensed that Jinn was strong with the Force. He was trained. A master. Kanan hadn't felt the presence of a fully trained Jedi Master in years.

His hands were also callus and worn. It showed the many long hours he spent practicing the lightsaber. He smelled like the forest. Then, his hand began to feel unnaturally warm, but it wasn't painful. It was the opposite. It felt rather soothing like a warm bath of light washing over him. He felt the Force flow through him in a way he hadn't felt in years.

"Caleb."

Kanan startled at the sound of his real name. He hadn't heard his real name spoke in years. He reached up and grabbed Jinn's hands and pulled them away from his face.

He shouted, "How do you know that name?"

Jinn replied, "It's your name."

Kanan stood up and let go of Jinn and said, "Yeah, well who told you that?"

Jinn remained seated and said, "Would you believe me if I told you the Force did?"

"No! I wouldn't. You-oh, my gods!"

Kanan suddenly grabbed his own face in shock. Ezra and Sabine rushed over to their friend as he suddenly froze. Sabine rubbed his back as Ezra shook his shoulders.

Sabine said, "Kanan! What's wrong? What happened?"

Ezra glared at Jinn and rounded towards him and drew his lightsaber from his belt and ignited the blade and said, "What did you do to Kanan?"

Kanan reached out and placed his hand on Ezra's shoulder and said, "No, Ezra. It's okay. He didn't hurt me."

"But Kanan-"

"I can see, Ezra. He cured my blindness."

Ezra was shocked and looked to see for himself. He narrowed his eyes and studied his master's face. He saw that he still had a scar over his face, but his eyes were no longer clouded. Instead, his eyes looked normal. They were pale blue again and he was staring back at him. Without another word, the two friends embraced. Sabine laughed and joined the group hug. When they finally pulled away, they all turned to face Jinn.

Kanan rubbed the back of his head and sat back down on the bench next to him and said, "Thank you. I don't know how I could ever repay you."

Jinn replied, "There's no need. I did what I did because I could. I'd rather not have any fussing about."

Rex said, "Not to change the subject, but by any chance are you related to Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi?"

Jinn began to serve the meat that had been roasting on the fire and began to give out portions. He studied Rex for a moment with his reflective eyes. Rex sensed he was trying to read his mind. He tried to block him out. He learned after dealing with Ventress that mind reading could only go so far.

However, it struck him that though Jinn looked like General Kenobi, he obviously had a different feel about him. If he had to put it into words, he'd say he felt more intense. He probably spent a lot of time alone. Rex recognized the signs. The awkwardness. The uncertainty. Plus, his location was a dead giveaway.

"I don't have any relation to your Obi-Wan Kenobi. Though, I appreciate the compliment. You seem to hold him in high regard. Uh, sorry. I didn't mean to pry. I'm a little out of practice keeping my mind to myself." He then glanced at Ahsoka and smiled and said, "Though, you are quite the lucky lady."

Sabine frowned and said, "What do you mean by that?"

Rex blushed and grabbed a serving of the meal and said, "Never mind, kid. It's a Jedi thing."

Ahsoka also grabbed a plate and said, "Well, we're grateful for your hospitably, Jinn. Though, like we said, we are curious about your temple. If you don't mind me asking, why do you have the Clone Wars depicted on your walls? Did you fight in the Clone Wars?"

He shook his head and said, "That's is a rather complicated story, Miss Ahsoka."

She couldn't help but smile at his formal tone. It was just so like Master Obi-Wan to say something like that, that it tugged at her heart to hear Jinn speak. He noticed her reaction and held her gaze.

"Did I say something amusing?"

"No, you just remind me of an old friend, but I'd like to hear your story if you're willing to tell it?"

Jinn sighed and said, "I suppose you can say that I am a traveler. I've been trying to find my way home for a very long time. I've been waiting here for the right time."

Rex said, "If you don't mind me asking, just how long have you been waiting?"

"Oh, roughly 30 years more or less."

Sabine exclaimed, "30 years!"

"Well, not all in one place. I've been here for a few years. As I said, building this temple is a hobby. Besides, the forest can be rather damp and dreadful. It's not exactly civilization. I had to make do as best as I can. It's rather annoying to remain in one place while the Sith are buzzing about. Masking my Force presence can be rather taxing. You've no idea how much of a strain it can be."

Ahsoka said, "Wait, you said you were waiting for the right time. Does that mean you plan to leave soon?"

"Yes, tonight, Force willing."

Kanan narrowed his brow and said, "Forgive me, but you don't look very old, but you said you've been traveling for 30 years?"

"Yes, but I'm not completely human."

Ezra's eyes widened in shock. He leaned closer to him and said, "Then, what are you? Are you really a Force ghost?"

Jinn laughed and said, "No, I'm not a ghost. I'm a hybrid. My mother's side of the family happens to have a very long-life span."

Sabine said, "Then, how old are you?"

"I'm 60. I'll probably live to 200 if I'm lucky, but I won't show my age till I'm near the end." He then turned solemn and said, "It's a shame we haven't met earlier. You seem like good company."

Sabine said, "I don't understand. Do you have a ship? What makes tonight the right time? Why have you been waiting all this time?"

Jinn said, "Forgive me for not explaining properly, Miss Sabine. I've been waiting for a portal to open a nexus through the Force. It should appear within the main chamber of this temple and allow me to travel back to my home. You see, my home isn't so much as a where, but a circumstance of how and when."

Ahsoka rubbed her chin in thought and said, "Your story sounds similar to my experience on Mortis. If you don't mind, can we watch you open this portal? Perhaps we can gain a better understanding of the Force."

Jinn shrugged and said, "I don't see why not. It will take place midnight tonight in the main chamber. Afterwards, you and your friends may do as you like with the temple. I will no longer have any use for it."

Ahsoka smiled and bowed her head. "Thank you, Jinn."

Meanwhile, Ezra sat closer to the traveler and bit his lower lip as he studied him. Jinn sensed his curiosity and leaned back to fold his arms into his long brown sleeves and turned to face him.

"Is there something you want to ask me?"

Ezra raised his brow and said, "Yeah, like for starters, how did become a traveler?"

Jinn simply retorted, "I got lost."

The teen laughed and said, "Okay, but you're obviously dressed like a Jedi. I'm a Jedi too, but I don't dress like that."

Jinn removed his hands from his sleeves and pressed them on his chest and said, "What's wrong with my clothes? Besides, no one said you had to be a Jedi in order to dress like one."

Ezra raised his hand to protests, but then dropped his hand into his lap and said, "I guess you're right, but you clearly had training. Who was your master? What's it like in your world? Are the Jedi there too? How did you know to make your temple here? How did you even build this place? How long did it take? Where did you really use a lightsaber to make the mural?"

"Ezra!" snapped Kanan. "Relax, and let the man speak."

The teen ducked his head and mumbled, "Sorry."

Jinn laughed hearty and loud in the dome chamber. He couldn't remember the last time he entertained company. He didn't realize he felt lonely until he had guests. He supposed he ought to find some friends of his own when he got back home. It had been such a long time. He wondered what had become of his family. Did they miss him? Did they think he was dead? Would anyone be there to greet him? He shook his head to clear his mind and tried to answer Ezra's questions. He didn't see any harm in answering them. After all, they were strangers and he was leaving in a few hours, Force willing.

His sight turned inwards when he said, "I was trained by my father and mother. I was born after the Republic fell. Our worlds are not so dissimilar, but the Jedi do exist. However, I do not consider myself a Jedi even though I have been taught their ways. I learned of this place by chance and I built this temple to amplify my powers. It took me three years to build this place and yes, I did use a lightsaber to make the murals."

Ezra smiled and said, "If you don't mind, can I see your lightsaber?"

Jinn paused for a moment but didn't sense any malice from Ezra. He reached for his belt to unclip his lightsaber and handed it to him. Ezra marveled at the craftsmanship of Jinn's lightsaber handle. It wasn't like any lightsaber he had ever seen. It was completely black with a curved grip with a design of a bird with beautiful wings spread across the pommel. It didn't look like a weapon. It looked like a piece of art.

"Let me see that!" said Sabine.

"Hey! Sabine, I was looking at that."

She grabbed the lightsaber from Ezra's hand and examined the design. The curved grip felt natural in her hand and it had a bit of weight. It was perfectly balanced and the button on the handle was embedded in the eye of the bird. She activated the switch and watched as a blue laser sprung out from the hilt.

Jinn was amused by their enthusiasm and rose to his feet. He took off his long brown Jedi robe and tossed it over the bench. Ezra saw he had a sheath at his belt. Jinn reached out and drew his sword. The metal hissed as it drew free. He then laid the blade across his hands and handed it to Sabine to inspect.

"Here you are, little one. My sword and saber."

Bewitched, Sabine reached for the pure black sword in Jinn's hands. It had a matching grip to the lightsaber. She picked it up and realized the two weapons weighted the same. The lightsaber was purposely heavier to match the sword. She got up and held both sword and saber in her hands and gave both a swing.

"Their beautiful, but why a sword? Swords are no match for lightsabers."

Jinn smiled and said, "Oh? Try striking the blade over the saber."

Sabine frowned but then shrugged "Okay" before striking the black sword over the lightsaber. She expected the sword to break across the laser beam, but instead it gave off a spark.

"Whoa! What happened?"

Jinn grinned at her reaction and used the Force to summon them back into his hands. He deactivated the lightsaber and clipped it back onto his belt. He let Ezra examine the sword as it cooled.

"It's a special metal that resists heat."

Ezra lifted the sword and said, "Whoa, it's weird. It almost feels alive."

Jinn said, "That's because I've invested a great deal of my Force presence into the blade."

Ezra made a face, but handed Jinn back his sword and asked, "Why would you want to do that?"

"A Jedi must never lose their lightsaber because it will one day save their life."

Kanan raised his brow when Jinn spoke. He sounded very inch a Jedi Master then. It did help that he was dressed in traditional Jedi robes. However, there were subtle differences between him and other Jedi Kanan had known.

Ezra said, "I don't get it."

Jinn said, "Jedi rely too much on their lightsabers during battle. You must remember that you're the power behind the weapon and not the other way around. Anything really can help you in a duel. Though, it helps if the weapon is an extension of your will. Then, even if you lose it, you'll be able to retrieve it."

Rex said, "I couldn't agree more. You don't know how nervous I get when one of these numskulls loses a lightsaber."

Suddenly a chime rang on Jinn's wrist com. He pressed a button on it and glanced at the Rebels around him and said, "Well, it seems that my time here is nearly up. If you still want to watch, you may observe from the corridor. I can't guarantee your safety if you step into the room."

Ahsoka nodded her head and together her friends followed Jinn to the main room. It was the largest dome in the temple. Torches lit the walls in a circle and revealed another mural, but this time instead of depicting the Clone Wars, it revealed a clash of darkness and light. Half of the room showed day and the other night. Down the center was a grey place with images of figure outlined in white.

She approached him and asked, "Jinn, what is that?"

He grew still and said, "The place beyond death. It is the place where one can cheat death, but at a great price."

Ahsoka shivered at his words. She had no idea how Jinn came to learn such things, but she had a feeling he learned it from experience. Rex taught her that experience out weighted everything and by far Jinn had the most out of all of them. She wondered if she could ask him for some advice while he was here. She had never met another Jedi who decided to walk away from the Order as she did. He seemed to share a similar view of their shortcomings. She wanted to know what he thought of his own path away from the traditional teachings.

"Jinn, I wanted to ask, do you ever regret not being a Jedi?"

"No, because I'm not a Jedi."

"Why not? You've obviously been trained."

"I'm not traditional enough to refer to myself as a Jedi and I don't try to be. The Jedi would find many faults with me. I'm attached. I'm sometimes dark. I sometimes get too involved. I'm terrible with credits. Honestly, being a model Jedi would probably kill me. I can assure you, Miss Tano. I am a ruffian and I like it. I suggest you stop worrying what others may think and start taking control of your own destiny."

Ahsoka laughed. She had to admit that Jinn's Coruscant accent made it hard for her to believe he was a "ruffian." He was too refined and well-spoken like her former grand master. However, his advice cheered her up as well as his laundry list of shortcomings. It made him seem more like a normal person rather than a mystery.

"Now, stand clear."

The Rebels stood back in the corridor as Jinn pulled a lever in the chamber dome and opened a circular portal at the top of the room. The night sky could be seen from above. Jinn lit a cord shaped like a circle in the center of the chamber and a ring of fire sprung around him. Then, gradually the fire died and then disembodied blue flames appeared suspended in midair. Jinn took a knee and bowed his head.

"I am Jedi Master Jinn Kenobi. I beseech you, open and let me pass."

The night sky over head suddenly disappeared. The chamber was caste in total darkness. Only the light from the torches that lined the walls could be seen, but their light began to wane. With a gust of wind, the torches went out and no light was seen.

Ezra and Sabine were grabbing desperately onto Kanan on each side with their backs against the archway of the corridor. Rex and Ahsoka looked on stunned.

Ezra whispered, "Kanan, what's happening?"

"I have no idea!"

Sabine pressed her face into Kanan's shoulder and said, "Maybe watching the ceremony was a bad idea."

In a flash, the entire floor of the dome began to glow. Jinn stood in the middle of a circle of floating fire. A strange green fiery energy flowed all around his body. A great whirlwind began to fill the dome.

Then, the ground began to shake. Dust, dirt and stone began to rumble as the earth began to quake.

The light surrounding Jinn began to grow. It was glowing so bright that it was difficult to see. However, the earthquakes continued to rage on. The light engulfed the entire room as the world around them roared. Then, as fast as it came, it disappeared, leaving only white sparks in its wake.

Kanan groaned and shook his head. He found himself laying on the floor. He blinked and saw a large crack on the dome floor. The corridor they had been hiding in was in shambles. The night sky had returned to normal, but there was a ringing in his ears that left him for a moment unable to hear. He moaned as he used the wall to inch back up to his feet. He looked around and saw Ezra and Sabine huddled together near a fallen stone.

"Hey, are you two alright?"

Sabine looked up and answered, "Yeah, we're fine. Where's Ahsoka and Rex?"

Kanan looked around. He grabbed his lightsaber and ignited it. He used it to light the dark interior of the chamber. Everything was a mess. Rocks were everywhere, the mural was damaged, but there was no sign of their friends.

"Rex! Ahsoka! Can you hear me!"

Ezra closed his eyes and tried to use the Force to find them but came away empty handed. He tried going back to the way they came to the smaller chamber where they had eaten, but there was nobody there.

"Kanan, they're gone."

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